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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did it take Helen a long time to be able to do?

2. How did Helen feel about Dr. Bell?

3. How did Helen feel as her vocabulary increased?

4. What caused Helen's tantrums to increase in severity?

5. What took Helen's sight and hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the activities that Martha and Helen would do together?

2. What happened to Helen's canary?

3. What did Helen find frustrating about her second year at Gilman's school?

4. What caused Helen great pain at first at the Perkins Institute and then what changed her mind?

5. What became one of Helen's favorite pastimes?

6. In her final chapter, who does Helen have unkind words for?

7. Where did Helen attend school for the next two years?

8. How did Helen begin to learn how to read?

9. What gave Kate hope for Helen?

10. When Helen began reading her first book, how did she start out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think math was particularly difficult for Helen? Do you think there would be any aspects of math that would be easier than others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Helen took an extra year before she went to Radcliffe? Do you believe this was a good or bad decision? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining in what ways Helen was fortunate to be born into the family she was. How did her parents support and help her? Why might other families not be able to do the same things?

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